Wynwood Walls

Street Art In A Cultural Context

(unknown artist, Cart Pullers, http://www.haitianartonline.com/haitian_art_online.php)

       

(Unknown artist, Unknown Name, http://correresmidestino.com/5-things-canada-taught-me/)

(Unknown Artist, Unknown Name, http://www.wildfrontierstravel.com/en_GB/community/blog/post/visiting-haiti)

These street arts are from Canada and Haiti because my family is Haitian but I was born in Ottawa. The first picture  is a couple of Haitian men running for safety during the 2010 earthquake, which was a terrible time for Haitians in the area at which the earthquake happened. The second picture is maple leaf which is the representation of the Canadian flag and it showing that the artist who made it loves their country and wants everyone to see how awesome its symbol is. The third picture is also about the earthquake expect it represents that the town that street art is in is getting on with life and looking towards the future in a positive way. 

Street Art as Satire

(Banksy, Social Issues, https://giannanicole.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/social-issues-artist/)

Street art can express whatever the artist wants their audience to see. As you can see from the first picture the artist is trying to show their audience of the first world problems we have.The picture also shows that we don't understand or know the struggles of third world countries and only complain about a day of the week. The second picture  is a little kid remaking what he sees in his environment most likely due to radiation he is wearing a gas mask. The second picture I believe means that we risk soldiers lives to get money no matter how many we lose as long as the united states makes a profit. The point of satire street art is to show people the troubles going on in our world that we either don't know about or don't care about.

(Pawel Kucyznski, Unknown Name, http://distractify.com/culture/satirical-paintings/?v=1)

(Pawel Kucyznski, Unknown Name, http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uuuploads/satirical-art-pawel-kuczynski/satirical-art-pawel-kuczynski-9.jpg)